Armbruster Pursues Political Dream Beyond Floristry
Armbruster, 51, a successful florist, faces questions about seriousness in politics. He recalls 1964 Europe trip amid a City Commission race, and his 1966 bid for state representative driven by party urging. He acknowledges public speaking challenges but shows private knowledge, aiming to broaden his career beyond flowers.
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David E. Armbruster
Europe
Armbruster
Liz
Barry Levey
Ohio
Levey
Russian Economy Slows Amid Czechoslovak War Strains
Western sources link Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia to a slowdown in Russia’s economy with industrial output growth dropping to 8.2 percent in the third quarter from 9.3 percent in the first quarter and 9 percent in the second quarter. They cite diverted transport and resources and reform troubles.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Today In History highlights for October 27, 1968
On this date events include Napoleon Bonaparte's army occupying Berlin in 1806 and Theodore Roosevelt's birth in 1858. Heifetz debuted in New York in 1917, the League of Nations HQ moved to Geneva in 1920, and the Chamizal border settlement near El Paso occurred in 1967.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Berlin
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Jascha Heifetz
New York
Carnegie Hall
League of Nations
London
Geneva
U.S. Navy
U.S. Office of Economic Stabilization
Soviet Union
U.S
Dean Rusk
Western Europe
Western Alliance
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Cuyahoga Board Faces $640000 Shortfall in Elections
Joseph A. Cipollone, director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, said the agency is $640,000 short of operating funds for the rest of the year including the November 5 general election. He warned he cannot meet the next payroll. Officials attributed the gap to unforeseen expenses after the county commissioners approved a $2,760,786 election board budget.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Joseph A. Cipollone
Cuyahoga County
Douglas Says Army Flouted Court Rule
Justice William O. Douglas accuses the Army and Solicitor General Griswold of flouting a Supreme Court rule by sending 105 Kentucky National Guardsmen to Vietnam before their appeal could be heard. Douglas says the move deprives petitioners of full hearing and asserts no one is above the law. The Army says the unit sailed according to original plans. Griswold had no comment.
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Erwin N. Griswold
Kentucky National
Douglas
Griswold
Vietnam
High Court
Justice Department
Cuban Vigilance Groups Raise Over 187000 in Hard Currency Drive
Cuban neighborhood vigilance collect jewels bottles paper stamps aiding a state effort to secure hard currency for world trade. Radio Havana reported the total surpasses 187000 as committees monitor power usage and residents adapt to energy-saving rules.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Radio Havana
Secret Service Confiscates Gregory Bucks in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati, Secret Service agents confiscated Dick Gregory campaign hand bills resembling U S currency. James H. Griffith said several bills were seized, citing risk they could be used in coin-operated change machines. A Justice Department inquiry supports the confiscation as Gregory defends the bills as negotiable for one vote on election day.
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Cincinnati
Secret Service
Dick Gregory
U.S. Curency
James H. Griffith
Gregory
Griffith
Gregery
Department of Justice
Lords revise nonfinancial bills after Commons
The House of Lords plays a key role in reviewing and revising nonfinancial bills submitted by the Commons, shaping legislation before it becomes law.
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House of Lords
Commons
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